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2007 General News

December

NYCLA Launches Major Pro Bono Efforts

California Rural Legal Assistance and National Center for Lesbian Rights Launch Joint Project to Address Discrimination Against LGBT Agricultural Workers

  • By: National Center for Lesbian Rights
  • 12/21/2007
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Legal aid groups in Texas get close to $700,000 in technology upgrades

  • By: San Antonio Business Journal
  • 12/21/2007
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Who is probono.net?

100 Attorneys Aid Effort To Resettle Iraqis at Peril For Helping U.S. Government

Pro Bono Victory: Reed Smith Associate Reunites a Family

Our Inalienable Human Rights

First-Ever Pro Bono Leadership Convocation Sparks Energetic Discussion About Pro Bono

San Francisco Bay Area Summit on Corporate Pro Bono

Students Make Pro Bono Visits to New Orleans

  • By: News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
  • 12/03/2007
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Mixed Blessing for New Lawyers: Public Interest Jobs Have Appeal but as Tuition and Debt Grow, So Too Does the Lure of High Pay

Mississippi Adopts Emeritus Pro Bono Attorney Rule, Bill

  • By: BIFOCAL: Bar Associations in Focus on Aging and Law
  • 12/03/2007
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November

LawHelp/NY launches online fraud section

2008 Louis M. Brown Award for Legal Access - Nominations Sought

  • By: American Bar Association
  • 11/28/2007
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Herron Arthur to Head State Bar Pro Bono Unit

Key Chilean Legal Authorities Sign Pro Bono Declaration for the Americas

  • By: Vance Center | Global Network for Justice Initiatives
  • 11/27/2007
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Five More LSC-Funded Programs Adopt Pro Bono Resolutions

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 11/21/2007
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Learning the Skill of Working 'low bono'

Local Bar Musters to Help Veterans

UK Profession Gears up for 6th Annual Pro Bono Week

Lawyers Have a Special Responsibility for the Quality of Justice

Seven More LSC-Funded Programs Adopt Pro Bono Resolutions

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 11/08/2007
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The Impact of Pro Bono on Legal Recruitment

Freshfields wins Law Society Excellence in Social Responsibility Award

October

MA 'Access' panel favors use of non-lawyers in some civil cases

  • By: Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly
  • 10/31/2007
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Human Rights Magazine: The Death Penalty

  • By: ABA Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities
  • 10/30/2007
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Volunteering Made Easy with the National Pro Bono Opportunities Guide

  • By: ABA Young Lawyers Division
  • 10/30/2007
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Commentary: Pro Bono Pros and Cons

  • By: The Connecticut Law Tribune
  • 10/26/2007
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Advocates for Vets

Senior Counsel Finds Support for Pro Bono Work at Coke

  • By: Fulton County Daily Report
  • 10/25/2007
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Full Senate Votes to Increase LSC's Budget to $390 Million

  • By: Legal Service Corperation News
  • 10/25/2007
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Five More LSC-Funded Programs Adopt Pro Bono Resolutions

  • By: Legal Services Corporation
  • 10/25/2007
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Morrison & Foerster files pro bono lawsuit against alleged phony legal aid center

Mississippi Becomes 26th State to Adopt Emeritus/ Pro Bono Practice Rules

  • By: ABA Commission on Law and Aging
  • 10/24/2007
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Pro Bono Guru

Student Group Grades Firms On Diversity, Pro Bono Work

New Web Site Matches Lawyers with Pro Bono Openings

  • By: The Recorder and www.callaw.com
  • 10/18/2007
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Biden Discusses Plan to Train 100,000 Domestic Violence Lawyers

CRLA & CRLAF Launch Important, New Online Resource for Farmworker Health and Safety

  • By: California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
  • 10/17/2007
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The Georgia Legal Services Program Honors Augusta-area Pro Bono Lawyers and Donors

  • By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
  • 10/17/2007
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The Best in Pro Bono are Honored

  • By: The State Bar of California
  • 10/16/2007
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U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Review Velazquez/Dobbins v. Legal Services Corporation

Pro Bono: It’s Not Only Taking Cases

UPS Delivers Attorney for Pro Bono Project

Pro Bono Partnership Honors Outstanding Volunteer Attorneys

  • By: The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 10/09/2007
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Legal Clinic Answers Call To Service

Born of Necessity, Lackawanna Pro Bono Inc. Still Fulfilling Promise

Texas Bar Shows Muscle in YouTube First

NC Bar President Becton asks lawyers to assist state’s poor

Winston Scores 11-0 En Banc Seventh Circuit Victory In Pro Bono Prisoner Case

Bringing General Counsel Leadership Into The Nonprofit World

Mississippi Collaboration Expands Pro Bono Resources

Pro Bono Manager Service Builds Momentum

Chief Justice Urges Lawyers To Protect Impartiality of the Courts

  • By: Judicial Council of California
  • 10/01/2007
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September

Volunteer Lawyers Stage 2-day Trial Skills Training for the Legal Aid Community in Georgia

  • By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
  • 09/28/2007
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City Bar Names New Head of Pro Bono Arm

BigLaw Supports the Troops

UPS Delivers Attorney for Pro Bono Project

Computer program helps the poor get their day in court

11th Annual Abely Awards Honor Individuals Dedicated to Helping Victims of Domestic Violence

Minyard Morris to receive pro bono service honor

JOB OPENING: Pro Bono Net New York Program Coordinator

New searchable database of materials related to the education needs of children in foster care

  • By: Legal Center for Foster Care and Education
  • 09/26/2007
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Womble Carlyle recognized nationally for pro bono project

NY Poverty Lawyers Find Reasons for Optimism

Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Coordinators Receives Pro Bono Award

  • By: City Bar Justice Center
  • 09/21/2007
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[NHeLP case] Federal judge orders state to accommodate disabled woman

  • By: AP/Salisbury (MD) Daily Times
  • 09/20/2007
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Pro Bono and Diversity

Pro Bono Victory: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Extends Protection for Low-Income Tenants

Skadden Fellow Joins Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

  • By: Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
  • 09/18/2007
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SEPTEMBER VOLUNTEER FEATURE: LAS Awards Davis Polk & Wardwell Firm of the Year

Pro bono work is more than good will; Study finds institutional expectations, incentives, to be significant factor

  • By: Spokane Journal of Business
  • 09/17/2007
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SHN-NEWS Our Continued Commitment to the Gulf Coast: Law Student Help Still Needed

  • By: Student Hurricane Network
  • 09/17/2007
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Pro Bono Work Leads to a Walk Down the Aisle

SEPTEMBER VOLUNTEER FEATURE: Sullivan & Cromwell Wins Asylum for Political Detainee from Chad

  • By: City Bar Justice Center
  • 09/12/2007
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Australian survey shows reliance of community legal centres on pro bono support; underlines need for additional resources in rural areas

  • By: National Pro Bono Resource Centre
  • 09/06/2007
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FEMA Asks For Money Back

Profile of Mississippi Center for Justice

  • By: Chronicle of Philanthropy
  • 09/02/2007
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August

A Taxing Problem: law firm pro bono efforts assist retirees

Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta Provides Path for GCs to Do Pro Bono Work

  • By: Fulton County Daily Report
  • 08/26/2007
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Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation Update - August 2007

Texas Legal Services Group Alleges FEMA Banned It From Disaster Recovery Centers

Commentary: Lessons Learned in Boosting Pro Bono

BigLaw Partner Plumbs God's Plan and Pro Bono's Glamour

Pro Bono Service: The Right Thing To Do And The Best Indicator Of A Firm's Overall Strength

  • By: Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
  • 08/10/2007
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Ballard Spahr Honors Memory of Partner With Pro Bono Award

  • By: Legal Intelligencer Blog
  • 08/10/2007
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July

Texans Turn to TexasLawHelp.org for Free Legal Information

Pro Bono Begins at the Top

Shhh! Pro Bono's Not Just for Liberals Anymore

Pro Bono Bridges the Generation Gap

June

NC Bar Association presents 2007 Pro bono Awards

NCBA initiates "4ALL" Campaign

STATE BAR OF GEORGIA PRO BONO AWARDS PRESENTED

  • By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
  • 06/20/2007
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Legal Services Corporation Adopts Private Attorney Involvement Resolution

  • By: State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project
  • 06/01/2007
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April

The Plight of the Self-Represented Litigant

March

NEWS FROM THE PRO BONO COMMUNITY

  • By: National Association of Pro Bono Professionals (NAPBPro)
  • 03/01/2007
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February

Davis Polk Pro Bono Effort Frees Man Wrongfullly Convicted of Murder

January

Technology on the Tundra

  • By: Equal Justice Magazine, Spring 2005 (Vol. 4, No. 1)
  • 01/31/2007
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Guantanamo and Beyond: Debating Pro Bono Publico

  • By: WNYC -- The Brian Lehrer Show
  • 01/20/2007
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